36th Annie Awards
The 36th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2008, were held on 30 January 2009 at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. Below is a list of announced nominees. Kung Fu Panda received the most awards with 11, winning nearly all of its nominations.
Production nominees
Best Animated Feature
Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production
Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject
Annie Award for Best Animated Television Commercial
- United Airlines “Heart”
- Giant Monster
- Long Legs Mr. Hyde
- Rotofugi: The Collectors
- Sarah
Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production
Best Animated Television Production for Children
Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game
Individual Achievement
Animated Effects
- Li-Ming Lawrence Lee - Kung Fu Panda
- Alen Lai - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
- Fangwei Lee - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- Kevin Lee - Bolt
- Enrique Vila - Wall-E
Character Animation in a Feature Production
- James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda
- Jeff Gabor – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
- Philippe Le Brun – Kung Fu Panda
- Victor Navone – Wall-E
- Dan Wagner – Kung Fu Panda
Character Animation in a Television Production
- Pierre Perifel - Secrets of the Furious Five
- Sandro Cleuzo - Secrets of the Furious Five
- Joshua A. Jennings - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Nico Marlet - Kung Fu Panda
- Valerie Hadida - Igor (film)
- Sang Jun Lee - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Directing in an Animated Television Production
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
- Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation
- Carl Finch & Brave Combo - Click and Clack’s “As the Wrench Turns” – CTTV Productions
- Kevin Kiner – “Star Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence” – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
- Guy Moon – Back at the Barnyard “Cowman: The Uddered Avenger” – Nickelodeon/Omation
- Guy Michelmore – “Growing Up Creepie: Rockabye Freakie” – Taffy Entertainment LLC
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
- Tang Heng “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Ralph Eggleston “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios
- Paul Felix “Bolt” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Evgeni Tomov “The Tale Of Despereaux” – Universal Pictures
- Raymond Zibach “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
- Tang Heng “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation
- Andy Harkness “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Seonna Hong – The Mighty B! “Bee Patients” – Nickelodeon
- Dan Krall – Chowder “The Heavy Sleeper” – Cartoon Network Studios
- Raymond Zibach “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
- Jen Yuh Nelson – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Alessandro Carloni – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Ronnie Del Carmen – “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios
- Joe Mateo “Bolt” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Rob Stevenhagen – “The Tale Of Despereaux” – Universal Pictures
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
- Chris Williams “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Butch Hartman – Fairly OddParents “Mission: Responsible” – Nickelodeon
- Andy Kelly – Ni Hao, Kai-Lan “Twirly Whirly Flyers” – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
- Andy Schuhler – “Secret of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation
- Eddie Trigueros “The Mighty B! “Name Shame”– Nickelodeon
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
- Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Ben Burtt – Voice of Wall·E – “Wall·E” – Pixar Animation Studios
- James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – “Bolt” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
- Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” - ShadowMachine
- Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy “I Dream of Jesus” – Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions
- Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder “Apprentice Games” – Cartoon Network Studios
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
- Jon Aibel & Glenn Berger – “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation
- Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath – “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” – DreamWorks Animation
- Ari Folman – “Waltz With Bashir” – Sony Pictures Classics, Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films
- Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio – “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who” – Blue Sky Studios
Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
- Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” – ShadowMachine
- Joel H. Cohen – The Simpsons “The Debarted” – Gracie Films/Fox TV
- Scott Kreamer – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera “Mustache Love” – Nickelodeon
- Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation
- Chris Williams – “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios